GameFront - Why I'm Not Okay with the Penny Arcade Kickstarter.
But Penny Arcade doesn't need money from Kickstarter, or to crowdsource new projects. It simply would prefer to remove ads from its site for one year, at the cost of a huge amount of money. But it’s choosing to gather that money not through usual business channels, but through Kickstarter — and in a way, it’s taking advantage of the Kickstarter culture and drawing away users who would potentially give funds to more needy projects.
Tumbler wrote on Jul 25, 2012, 10:21:
If you look at the gaming website's content in general as lobbyists for the AAA gaming industry this makes a bit more sense.
I'm seeing some evil billionaire sitting at a little table sipping tea, "Saying, oh no they can't do that." (When kickstarter first gets rolling)
Then "They can't do that!" (as more projects get funded)
"NO NO NO, they can't do that!!" (Kickstarter catches fire and projects start showing up from every direction)
"NOOOOO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!! STOPPP!!!! (today)
It just seems like a desperate attempt to keep people away, "They're all going to scam you!!!" as if people still believe the AAA gaming industry is trust worthy to listen to.